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Save some time; Join May Mainframe Madness

Marcel den Hartog — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:13:00 GMT

It’s almost May again. And as a Mainframer, this means that by reserving a few hours in your diary, you will be completely up-to-date again with all the latest and greatest about the CA Technologies Mainframe products you work with daily. And also on those that you do not work with (yet)…. Apart from the latest strategy, features and functions that can help you to do your job more efficient and...

Elephants Can Dance

Marcel den Hartog — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:45:00 GMT

zLinux In his book "Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?", Lou Gerstner describes how, on his second day in his role as CEO of IBM (1993), his brother reported; "We have allowed the IT industry to endorse the paradigm that the mainframe is expensive, complex, not responsive, and workstation solutions are cheap, simple to operate, and responsive to business needs. While there...

Frugalnomics and IT; Risky Business?

Marcel den Hartog — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:59:00 GMT

Definition: Frugalnomics is an environment where buyers demand quantification of benefits, significant ROI, fast payback and superior value from each purchase. As most of you will agree, the term "frugalnomics" describes pretty much what the world looks like today. There is a very well written blog by Tom Pisello for those who want to find out more about some of the drivers of...

The Moral Dilemma; Invest or ....

Marcel den Hartog — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:11:00 GMT

Everybody in IT knows that most of the IT budget is spent on "keeping the lights on". This is seen as "not good" because, according to some, IT should spend more money on innovation, adding business value etc. Spending 60-80% on keeping the lights on is equivalent to "wasting money". And somehow, nobody ever seems to question statements like this. Well, I...

2012: The Year of the Dragon

Marcel den Hartog — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:57:00 GMT

2012. A year where nobody seems to know what to expect. There is uncertainty about almost everything. Since we KNOW it will be an uncertain year, at least we can prepare ourselves for it, which, in itself, is a comforting thought. According to the Chinese Zodiac, this is also the Year of the Dragon, which officially begins on January 23, 2012 and ends on February 9, 2013. ...